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The Great Society 2.0

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Limited GovernmentPreserving our Liberty and Individual Responsibility — **Limited Government**
*Preserving our Liberty and Individual Responsibility*

Today the principle of limited government is based on reducing government involvement in the everyday lives of individuals. Government is best served restricting its role to broader activities of the state such as defense, our economy, our environment and foreign policy. Other more confined activities should be left to individuals and businesses. The objective of limited government is to provide communities the tools to address societal issues at the local level. Individuals, businesses, charities and yes, even churches work at the community level helping those in need. This shift in dependency from government back to individuals drives self reliance, fosters organic growth of community organizations and promotes participation and philanthropy.

Progressive LiberalismThe rise of intolerance — **Progressive Liberalism**
*The rise of intolerance*

Classic liberalism was born in the 1600-1700’s in Europe during the age of Enlightenment. In opposition to aristocracy and state enforced religion, individuals such as John Locke and later, John Stuart Mill were on the vanguard of the liberalism movement. It sought to instill the values of individual liberty, small government, freedom of thought, tolerance, empiricism, critical thinking and basic civil liberties. No doubt, at is inception, it championed these transformative virtues and paved the way for evolution of western society.

The Ruling ClassThreat to our democracy — **The Ruling Class**
*Threat to our democracy*

An elite group of the super wealthy are spending hundreds of millions of dollars in America, Canada and Europe to buy influence, grow their power and increase their wealth. This class of individuals, this “Ruling Class”, are using their material wealth to control a virtual group that includes politicians and members of the media, entertainment and academia. These groups are being used to shape our laws, re-architect our social norms and create a culture of dependency over the working class and the poor. A practice that is undermining the very foundation of our democracy. This Ruling Class benefits by a preoccupied society and a weakened middleclass for a beleaguered country is easier to control. It is in part, why there is a growing number of political and cultural leaders that are advocating for the violence and divisiveness that is ravaging our communities.

MillennialsThe plight of a generation — **Millennials**
*The plight of a generation*

Millennials are the most education generation in our history. Over 61 % of millennials in the US have attended university. No other generation has exceeded more than 50%. This is the generation of highly educated thinkers that will soon lead our corporations, our institutions and our government. Not withstanding the debate about intrinsic intelligence vs education, millennials are without doubt, our leaders of the future.

Highly educated, under achieving, heavily in debt, and less opportunity than the generation preceding them, Millennials have yet to find their place in our world. Often the victims of gross generalizations, Millennials are not lazy, are not entitled, and are not the impatient generation they are made out to be. What they are, is the generation living with “firsts” … and suffering the consequences.